31 American troops reportedly died in a helicopter crash last night. The incident occurred in Afghanistan’s Wardak province. The soldiers are believed to be special forces, but the numbers or identities of the casualties have yet to be released. The Taliban has taken responsibility for the incident, but NATO has not confirmed if they caused the crash. [CNN]

Five New Orleans police officers were found guilty of shooting civilians during the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The shootings occurred on the Danziger Bridge in 2005. Two men were killed and an additional four people were injured. [Reuters]

Teresa Yuan, a Queens woman, was arrested for threatening and stalking French actress Marion Cotillard. Yuan sent a video to a Cotillard fan site, saying that, “After it happens I’ll feel no regrets whatsoever … that’s apparently how it feels to be a killer, to be a murderer.” [NYDN]

It’s going to be in the mid-eighties today with a chance of thunderstorms tonight. [Weather.com]